ARROW WEST AVIATION
Also recorded as: ARROW WEST AVIATION, Arrow West Aviation, Arrow West Aviation Inc, REDTAIL AIR ADVENTURES, REDTAIL AIR, INC., REDTAIL AVIATION
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
FAA enforcement actions
FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.
Maintenance disclosure history
Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal.
6 reports on file.
LEFT BRAKE FAILED, IT HAD WORKED FINE DURING RUN-UP. PILOT TOOK OFF AND THEN FOUND IT INOPERATIVE ON LANDING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN DROPPED THE OIL ON THE AIRCRAFT AND CLOSED THE SUMP DRAIN. LEFT FOR THE EVENING. UPON RETURN, NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE SUMP DRAIN. REMOVED THE QUICK DRAIN AND FOUND A PIECE OF BROKEN SAFETY FROM A BOLT HEAD STUCK IN THE DRAIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WITH A BORE SCOPE, FOUND THE DIFFUSER PLATE INSIDE OF THE OIL SUMP HAD SHED A SAFETY FROM THE RETAINING BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PLATE. ALONG WITH THE DIFFUSER BEING CRACKED AND BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES. LYCOMING SAID THAT THEY HAD CHANGED THE METALLURGY IN THIS PART.
BENT FOOT CAPS ON CREW SEATS, WHICH MAY CAUSE BINDING & FAILURE OF THE SEAT LOCKS TO ENGAGE INTO THE SEAT RAIL.
NR 4 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM BARREL DURING NORMAL OPERATION. AD2009-26-12 WAS COMPLIED WITH 24.5 HRS PRIOR WITH NO INDICATIONS STATED IN AD THAT WOULD INDICATE CYLINDER WOULD FAIL.
FUEL STAIN ON OUTER ALUMINUM CASTING, CRACK FOUND BETWEEN COOLING FINS NEAR UPPER SPARKPLUG HOLE AND FUEL INJECTOR PORT. CRACK CONFIRMED BY PRESSURIZING INDUCTION SYSTEM AND SOAP BUBBLES. CRACK ORIGINATED IN THE INTAKE PORT AREA. THIS IS THE 3RD CYLINDER REPLACED ON THIS SET OF CYLINDERS. THE LAST CYLINDER SEPARATED DURING FLIGHT, (NR 5 POSITION), CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND FORCING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE FIRST CYLINDER FAILED LEAK DOWN TEST, (NR 4 POSITION), (LEAKAGE WAS DUE TO EXHAUST VALVE).
PART 135 OPERATOR WITH 6 PERSONS ON BOARD, SCENIC TOUR FLIGHT. NR 5 CYLINDER/BARREL SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. ACFT MADE EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N267MA | GIPPSAERO PTY LTD GA8 TC-320 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N367N | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N51SA | CESSNA T207A | 1981 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N674SP | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N733TE | CESSNA 172N | 1977 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N73727 | CESSNA T207A | 1980 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N771RT | QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100 | 2011 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N771RT | QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100 | 2011 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N894SC | GIPPSAERO PTY LTD GA8 TC-320 | 2010 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N959WB | QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |